Konštrukta – Defence

Konštrukta – Defence is a state-owned arms designer and manufacturer in Slovakia.

Konštrukta - Defence

Company type	Corporation
Industry	Arms industry, Armament engineering
Founded	30 April 1996
Headquarters	Lieskovec 575/25, Dubnica nad Váhom, 018 41 Slovakia
Area served	Europe
Products	Self-propelled artillery, Artillery support vehicles
Revenue	€79.1 million (2022[1])
Net income	€13,9 million (2022[1])
Total assets	€42.1 million (2022[1])
Total equity	€19.6 million (2022[1])
Number of employees	150-199 (2023[1])
Website	kotadef.sk

History

Konštrukta Trenčín was founded in 1953, in the town of Trenčín. During the communist era, national economic policy was much more focused on defence; as the economy weakened in the 1980s, Konštrukta diversified into other branches of machine-building and manufacturing. In 1993, the government of Slovakia split the company into two parts; Konštrukta – Defence and Konštrukta – Industry. In 2004, Konštrukta – Defence was absorbed into the state-owned holding company "DMD Group"^[2] alongside ZTS – ŠPECIÁL, a manufacturing and engineering business.

Products

Zuzana 2

Self-propelled artillery 152mm

• DANA, 152mm 37L, 28t (1979)
• MODAN, an upgraded DANA, but with improved range, rate of fire, and accuracy, 152mm 42L, 28t (1999)
• ONDAVA 152mm, 47L, 28t (1992)

Self-propelled artillery 155mm

• Zuzana, 155mm 45L, 31t (1997)
• Himalaya, a prototype with Zusana turret on a modified T-72 chassis
• Zuzana 2, 155mm 52L, 37t (2009)^[3] an updated version with new turret
• EVA, 155mm 52L, 20t (2015)
• EVA M2, 155mm 52L, 27t (2023)^[4][5][6]
• Diana, a prototype with Zusana 2 turret on a UPG-NG [pl] track chassis (2015)

Other products

• DELOSYS, artillery fire control system
• Zuzana MV, an ammunition supply vehicle to support the Zuzana 2^[7]
• Tatrapan, now manufactured by VYVOJ Martin^[8]